In May of 1969 the Transcontinental railroad met in Utah, and until the 1950s (and the start of the interstate highway system) it was the way of traveling the long distances for many years. Novels were made about epic train trips in Pullman Cars, and railroad museums all over the United States show how integral…
We were looking at another hot day in Salt Lake City, so our original plans of visiting the Lagoon Amusement Park or the Dinosaur Park was out. We wanted to stay indoors, but where to go? A search of the top things to do with kids in Salt Lake brought up the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum.…
“If your kids like science, you should check out the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake, they will love it!” This came from a friend when were in Jackson talking about our two days in Salt Lake that were entirely unplanned. All we knew was we were flying out of Salt Lake, and we had two…
Last summer I discovered that my kids love water parks. Like, really really love water parks! So when my best friend suggested we hit up Seven Peaks in Salt Lake City before driving to Jackson, I was game. My husband took a little convincing but once he saw there was an observer rate, he was…
Since we flew in and out of Salt Lake City for our summer Wyoming/Yellowstone adventure, we decided to take a few hours the day we were returning home to check out the city itself. Salt Lake City is both the capital of Utah and the most populated city in the state. Founded by Bringham-Young, the…